Staples-Office Depot Merger under Further Review

- September 9, 2015

The combined company would merely be a major competitor in the entire office-supply business. Still, the FTC is concerned that by combining the companies, the number of potential large-scale suppliers will decrease. The agency is concerned if the merger will lead to negative changes in the large-scale client sector. Royal Bank of Canada’s head of global procurement Peter Conrod likely summarizes the FTC’s internal debate with his divided opinion. Conrod told the Wall Street Journal, “Typically consolidation is good because it allows us to deal with fewer suppliers, but you get to a point where it’s too consolidated and you don’t have too much choice.”

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AutoNation CEO: ‘Company will not Sell Recalled Vehicles’

- September 8, 2015

In an industry that set a record for recalls in 2014, and with over 34.5 million vehicles recalled by the end of July, 2015, Jackson believes that dealers should take a more active role in protecting consumers. The CEO said, “If every time a vehicle, new or used, moves through the franchised automotive retail system, every recall is completed, then the completion rate on recalls in total, both how fast they get done and the percentage that get done, will increase significantly.”

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Judge Approves Settlement in Silicon Valley Wage Class-Action Case

- September 6, 2015

The lawsuit depicts Jobs as the mastermind behind the agreement. One email cited by the plaintiffs from 2007 involves Jobs writing to Schmidt about poaching, saying “I would be very pleased if your recruiting department would stop doing this.” Schmidt forwarded the request down the chain of command, writing “I believe we have a policy of no recruiting from Apple and this is a direct inbound request. Can you get this stopped and let me know why this is happening? I will need to send a response back to Apple quickly so please let me know as soon as you can.”

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Alleged Cover-up Could Blow Roof off of Asbestos Litigation

- September 5, 2015

The appeals ruling involved a class-action suit filed by relatives of alleged asbestos victims who accused BASF and Cahill of a systematic cover-up involving the destruction of key documents involving Engelhard asbestos litigation. Although the case in itself is not injury related, evidence of a cover-up could revive many previously litigated cases and cases in which plaintiffs settled for less than they would have had they attained access to factual information.

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Sincerely Nuts Recalls Macadamia Products due to Salmonella Scare

- September 5, 2015

According to the FDA, Persons infected with the salmonella organism “often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain” that in rare circumstances, “can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.”

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Virginia to Conduct New Testing of ET-Plus Guardrails

- September 4, 2015

The tests come as several critics dispute the validity of eight road tests that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) claims that the ET-Plus passed in March. The ET-Plus guardrail is designed to act as a shock absorber when a vehicle collides with it, but many believe that the guardrail can buckle and splinter instead, spearing the vehicle and possibly drivers with jagged pieces of metal piercing through the door or window. Currently, there are over 200,000 ET-Plus guardrails installed throughout the U.S. highway system.

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Takata Recall Total Lowered amid Widened Side-Airbag Probe

- September 2, 2015

Original projections had estimated about 34 million airbags, with faulty inflators that could send shrapnel flying into the passenger cabin upon impact. The revised total estimates the number to be 23.4 million, with roughly 4 million of the airbags having already been replaced. The agency also estimates that 4 million of the affected vehicles have at least two of the recalled airbags, bringing the actual number of vehicles affected by the recall in the U.S. to around 19 million.

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Fiat-Chrysler Unveils Incentive Program to Repair Defective Vehicles

- September 1, 2015

The company announced that it is offering a $1,000 trade-in credit towards a new Fiat-Chrysler vehicle, or $2,000 towards the purchase of a Ram model pickup. For those who desire to keep their repaired vehicles, the company will offer a $100 prepaid credit card for completing the repair which consumers can spend as they wish.

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